Labs

Lab Equipment

• The Xilinx XUP Virtex-II Pro XC2VP30 Development System.
• Sega Gamepads
• Interfacing to VGA Monitor

Software Tools

• We are using the Xilinx ISE (7.1) Tools with ModelSim. The Xilinx software can be downloaded from here (Stanford access only). The installation key can be done with this Registration ID key.
• Installation instructions for ModelSim can be found here.
• Getting started with ModelSim -->  EE 108A ModelSim Tutorial, Using ModelSim with EE108B labs
• A brief intro to using Core Generator
• Help with common Xilinx errors can be found here

Verilog

• Easy to follow Verilog tutorial
• Quick Reference
• Intro to Verilog: A basic overview of Verilog.
• Extensive Verilog Reference: 400+ pages of Verilog galore!
• Verilog Hints

Tutorials

• Simulation with Modelsim
• Xilinx ISE Foundation 5.1i
• EE183 is a great information resource - NOTE: it was using a different FPGA board
• EE109, and especially the HardwareSpecs folder of its doc section.

Lab Handouts

Lab	Description	FAQ	Starter Files	Due Date
Lab 1	The Game of Pong	FAQ	Lab1	Jan 20, 2009
Lab 2	Single Cycle Datapath Implementation	FAQ	Lab 2	Feb 5, 2009
Lab 3	Pipelined Datapath and Control	FAQ	Lab 3	Feb 19, 2009
Lab 4	Caches	FAQ	Lab 4	Mar 10, 2009

Lab Demonstration

• All the labs to be demo-ed by 5:00 PM of the due date specified and the reports are due by 11:59 PM that same day.
• The Lab reports should adhere to the EE 108B Lab Report Guidelines, unless otherwise stated in the lab handout.